Fulham are on the verge of signing Jean-Michael Seri from Nice according to reports from Italy.
The midfielder had been linked with a move to a number of Premier League clubs as well as Barcelona and Borussia Dortmund but it appears that newly promoted Fulham may have won the race for his services.
The Ivory Coast star was reportedly available for around £20million and recently Chelsea FC looked like winning the race for the player who had also been linked with Manchester United and Arsenal.
Seri joined Porto in 2012 but he didn't force his way into the first team despite a string of impressive performances for the reserve team.
He then moved on to Paços de Ferreira the following year on a free transfer and developed a reputation as a cultured midfielder with the abiilty to control the game with his variety of passing.
Nice came in for him with an offer of around £1million in June 2015 and he developed into one of his country's star performers.
Barcelona were linked with a move for him last season.
It looked like Chelsea would win the race for the player's signature, especially when he was spotted in London earlier this week.
But this represents a huge coup for Fulham boss Slavisa Jokanovic with the Cottagers ready to pay a fee of around £18million for the player. Fulham won plenty of admirers with the attractive attacking football last season and won promotion to the Premier League thanks to a Play-off Final victory over Aston Villa at Wembley Stadium.
